Inferno by Dan Brown
Dan Brown’s Inferno thrusts Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon into a race against time in Florence, waking with amnesia to stop a bioengineered plague linked to Dante’s Inferno.
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The Office
The Office is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 24 March 2005 to 16 May 2013. Greg Daniels adapted it from the British series by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Steve Carell plays Michael Scott, the bumbling but well-meaning regional manager of Dunder Mifflin, a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013), directed by Shane Black, follows Tony Stark after the events that nearly broke him. Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony, who suffers from panic attacks and buries himself in building suits he cannot stop making.
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Spy Game
Spy Game (2001), directed by Tony Scott, is a sharp and thrilling espionage film that keeps you hooked. Robert Redford is outstanding as Nathan Muir, a seasoned CIA operative racing against time to save his protégé, Tom Bishop, played with intensity by Brad Pitt.
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The Dictator
The Dictator (2012), directed by Larry Charles, is a comedy about a North African tyrant who loses his identity while visiting New York. Sacha Baron Cohen plays Admiral General Aladeen, the ruler of the fictional Republic of Wadiya.
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Brave
A Bridge Too Far (1977), directed by Richard Attenborough, shows Operation Market Garden. This Allied plan in 1944 aimed to seize bridges in the Netherlands to end the war fast. It failed. The film uses a large cast.
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House M.D.
House M.D. is an American medical drama series. It aired on Fox from 16 November 2004 to 21 May 2012. David Shore created it. Hugh Laurie plays Dr Gregory House, a brilliant but difficult diagnostician who leads a team at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), directed by Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier, splits the herd apart when the continents begin to shift. Ray Romano voices Manny, who is set adrift on an iceberg and must find his way back to his family.
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Quiet by Susan Cain
Susan Cain challenges the prevailing notion that extroversion is the sole determinant of success.
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, and Conrad Vernon, follows the zoo animals across Europe as they join a travelling circus to escape a relentless animal control officer. Ben Stiller voices Alex the lion.
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The Grey
The Grey (2011), directed by Joe Carnahan, follows men who crash in Alaska. Liam Neeson plays Ottway, a hunter who guards oil workers. He knows wolves and death.
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Cars 2
Cars 2 (2011), directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis, sends Lightning McQueen to races in Japan and Europe. Owen Wilson voices McQueen with speed and heart. He meets old rivals.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), directed by Rob Marshall, follows Jack Sparrow on a race to find the Fountain of Youth. Johnny Depp plays Jack, pulled into the quest by an old flame and a pirate he would rather avoid.
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Hanna
Hanna (2011), directed by Joe Wright, follows a young girl trained to kill. Saoirse Ronan plays Hanna with cold skill and wide eyes. She lives in snow with her father.
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Lie to Me
Lie to Me is an American crime drama series. It aired on Fox from 21 January 2009 to 31 January 2011. Samuel Baum created it. Tim Roth plays Dr Cal Lightman, an expert in reading facial expressions and body language to spot when people are lying.
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The A-Team
The A-Team (2010), directed by Joe Carnahan, is an action film based on the 1980s television series. Liam Neeson plays Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, the leader of a four-man Special Forces unit framed for a crime they did not commit and forced to clear their names while on the run.
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Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 (2010), directed by Lee Unkrich, shows Andy grown and toys left behind. Tom Hanks voices Woody, the leader who holds hope. Tim Allen acts as Buzz Lightyear, the friend who glitches to Spanish mode.
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Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 (2010), directed by Jon Favreau, follows Tony Stark as the world demands he hand over the Iron Man suit while a new enemy with a personal grudge builds weapons to destroy him. Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark, now famous and under pressure from every side.
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Up
Up (2009), directed by Pete Docter, tells the tale of Carl Fredricksen, an old man who ties balloons to his house. Ed Asner voices Carl with gruff heart. He lost his wife Ellie. Christopher Plummer acts as Charles Muntz, the explorer gone wrong.
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol follows Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon as he races through Washington, D.C. to save his mentor from a mysterious attacker seeking a Masonic secret.
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), directed by Carlos Saldanha, takes the herd underground into a hidden world where dinosaurs still live. Ray Romano voices Manny, who is about to become a father and worries about everything.
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The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bancroft Strategy, agent Todd Belknap seeks kidnapped friend Jared Rinehart, intersecting with Andrea Bancroft's probe into her family's foundation and enigmatic Genesis, unveiling a utilitarian cabal.
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The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Ambler Warning, agent Hal Ambler escapes a psychiatric facility, discovering his identity erased.
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The Tristan Betrayal by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Tristan Betrayal, agent Stephen Metcalfe infiltrates WWII Moscow to sway a German general against invading Russia, rekindling a romance with ballerina Lana amid Nazi pursuits and betrayals.
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The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Directive, ex-agent Paul Janson rescues philanthropist Peter Novak from terrorists, only for the mission to fail spectacularly.
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